The River (Live song)

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"The River"
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Single by Live
from the album Songs from Black Mountain
ReleasedMarch 21, 2006
Genre Alternative rock
Length2:59
Label Radioactive Records
Songwriter(s) Ed Kowalczyk
Producer(s) Jim Wirt
Live singles chronology
"We Deal in Dreams"
(2004)
"The River"
(2006)
"Mystery"
(2006)

"The River" is a song by alternative rock group Live, which was released as the first single from their album, Songs from Black Mountain (2006).

Contents

The song was not released as a commercially purchasable single in the United States and failed to chart on Billboard's Hot 100 Airplay chart, but peaked at #33 on the Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart.

Track listings

Australian and European CD singles

  1. "The River" (Radio Edit) – 3:00
  2. "The River" (Acoustic Version) – 2:58
  3. "Get Ready" (Acoustic Version) – 2:58

European CD single 2

  1. "The River" – 3:00
  2. "The River" (Video)

Charts

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